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Kansas University Weekly.
THE ONLY OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZED WEEKLY PUBLICATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL. XII.
SAGURDAY. SEPGEMBER 12. 1903.
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"K. S. U." STRONG.
Rock Chalk! Jay Hawk!
K! U!
The first issue of the WEEKLY would be incomplete without a column or two concerning Chancellor Strong. So believing that all who know or have heard of him desire to learn something of his life, we shall reprint extracts from a sketch of Mr. Strong, prepared by Prof. Blackmar.
Chancellor Strong was born in Venice, New York, and was fitted for Yale College at Auburn High School. He graduated from the academic department of Yale in June, 1884, ranking well up in class. While in college he occasionally wrote for the Yale Literary Magazine and the Yale News, and took several composition prizes. He was also identified with the musical interests of the college as a member of the Glee Club of which he was bass soloist in 1884. For three years he was a member of the Calvary Baptist church choir which won considerable distinction in New England.
Subsequently Dr. Strong came to Kansas City where he practiced law until 1888 when he became principal of the St. Joseph, Mo., High School. After four years of this service he went to Lincoln, Neb., where he was superintendent of the Lincoln schools until 1895. During the last year he was first vice-president of the Nebraska State Association of Superintendents and Principals. The years of 1895-97 were spent in graduate study at Yale, at the close of which he received the degree of Ph. D., having previously, in 1883, received the degree of M. A. In 1897, Dr. Strong was appointed lecturer in History at Yale where his classes were wholly made up of graduate students. His lectures were very popular.
After graduation Dr. Strong entered the Yale Law School and by severe work completed the two years' course in one year. In June, 1885, he was awarded the John A. Porter prize on an essay. After graduation he continued his law studies with Hon. S. E. Payne of Auburn, now chairman of the waws and means committee of the House of Representatives, until he was admitted to the bar at Rochester, October, 1886.
In the spring of 1899 Dr. Strong was elected president of the University of Oregon, assuming his duties in the fall of the same year. The University was in need of reorganization and expansion, and he has been able to effect a great change in the way of transformation during the short period of three years. He united the state in support of the University as it had not been done before. He brought all of the educational forces of the state into unity, and raised the standard of the school work with the University at the head. He held the respect and confidence of the students and Faculty, and was peculiarly fortunate in winning the seat first and holding them. The number of students has nearly doubled, making necessary the addition of seven new instructors. Dr. Strong has been much sought as a speaker, and has thus been brought into close personal touch with the educators throughout the state.
While at Yale, and afterwards. Dr. Strong found time to write for the magazines and has published two books, "Life of Benjamin Franklin." and "Government of the American People." The former was published by the University Association of Chicago, while Dr. Strong was at Vale; and the latter by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., in 1901. In the latter he was associated with Prof. Joseph Schafer, head of the department of history of the University of Oregon. It has received much favorable comment. Space will not permit an extended reference to these nor to the magazine articles which are marked with thoroughness of scholarship.
In the spring of 1902, the Regents of the University of Kansas, after a long and careful consideration of many candidates, chose Dr. Strong Chancellor of the University. About the first of August the chancellor arrived at Lawrence and began a careful examination of the University, preparatory to the more vigorous work of the coming term. He has made a good impression on students, instructors and the citizens with whom he has come in contact. As an educator he is intensely earnest and as the head of the University he will leave no stone unturned in pushing the institution to the foremost rank of Universities of its class. While he has begun his work in a business like way, he has not talked much about his policy except to assert that he intends to adopt a strong centralized policy in the management of the University. This strong policy of leadership is just what the University needs. But in this he will not interfere with the work of the faculty in the management of the internal affairs of the University. Indeed he intimated that he would throw more responsibility upon the deans and heads of the departments rather than less in the educational management. In this and in other plans as they develop he may be assured of the loyal support of the members of the faculty and the enthusiastic support of the entire student body.
Chancellor Strong will prove a wise counselor and a firm friend of students. He is in favor of wholesome athletics, and believes that the University through its faculty and students must be of positive and specific service to the community and the state. He believes that the University exists not for the faculty but for the people.
Chancellor Strong has now been with us one year, and has more than proven the statements made by Prof. Blackmar. Through all his dealings with the students he has won their absolute confidence. Their interests have been his interests. The students believe in him. The Chancellor is determined to bring The University of Kansas to the front, and he is doing it. Wherever he needs the students' help, he can rest assured he will get it.
ATHLETICS.
A Fine Schedule for '03—Sure to Be a Winner.
GOOD MANAGEMENT AS SURED.
"Boss" Weeks a "Gym" Dandy.
October 3.—Kansas Agricultural College at Lawrence
September 28.—Emporia College, at Lawrence.
October 10.—Kansas State Normal at Lawrence.
October 17—Colorado State University at Denver.
October 24. Haskell at Lawrence.
October 31.—Washburn College at Topka.
November 14. - Nebraska at Lawrence or Kansas City.
November 7.—Oklahoma University at Lawrence.
The outlook for a strong team is bright. Many of the men on last year's team will return and new men are coming in one by one. The players on hand are working on McCook every afternoon. Plank, our new manager, is a man of much experience and business ability. He has entered into his work with a commendable spirit, and deserves the full support of the students.
November 26.—Missouri at Kansas City.
Is the schedule a winner? If it isn't, the Athletic Association is not to blame, for it made all its engagements with that end in view. A sucessful schedule not only means good games, but profitable games also. This season's schedule contains many exceptionally fine games, arranged in nice order, beginning with Emporia, and ending with Missouri. Most of the games are on Saturday. This means a large attendance, and money. Money creates a fine spirit, and insures a well-equipped team. Every student ought to buy a season ticket and consider himself winner.
And there is Coach Weeks. With the opening of the college year there is no man around whom centers more interest than the football coach. A winning team is the pride of every healthy student, and the responsibility of developing such a team rests largely upon the coach. Harrison S. Weeks was born at Allegan, Michigan, in 1879. He entered the Law school at the University of Michigan in 1899, receiving his degree in 1902. His last year included considerable work in the academic department, where he won honors for himself. Coach Weeks is a student in every sense of the word.
All lovers of football have heard of Michigan. It was the first western college to adopt the royal sport, and the game has practically grown up with the in-
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